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NAME

automountd - daemon handling autofs mount requests

SYNOPSIS

automountd [-Dname=value] [-i] [-mmaxproc] [-ooptions] [-d] [-v]

DESCRIPTION

The automountd daemon is responsible for handling autofs(5) mount
requests, parsing maps, and mounting filesystems they specify. On
startup, automountd forks into background and waits for kernel requests.
When a request is received, automountd forks a child process. The child
process parses the appropriate map and mounts filesystems accordingly.
Then it signals the kernel to release blocked processes that were waiting
for the mount.
-D Define a variable.
-i For indirect mounts, only create subdirectories if there are no
wildcard entries. Without -i, automountd creates all the
subdirectories it can. Users may not realize that the wildcard
map entry makes it possible to access directories that have not
yet been created.
-mmaxproc
Limit the number of forked automountd processes, and thus the
number of mount requests being handled in parallel. The default
is 30.
-d Debug mode: increase verbosity and do not daemonize.
-ooptions
Specify mount options. Options specified here will be overridden
by options entered in maps or auto_master(5).
-T Increase verbosity. For compatibility with other implementations,
such as OS X.
-v Increase verbosity.

EXIT STATUS

The automountd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO

HISTORY

The automountd daemon appeared in FreeBSD 10.1. The automountd daemon
appeared in DragonFly 4.5.

AUTHORS

The automountd was developed by Edward Tomasz Napierala
<trasz@FreeBSD.org> under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.
The automountd was ported to DragonFly by
Tomohiro Kusumi <tkusumi@netbsd.org>. Donated to DragonFlyBSD by
PeerCorps Trust Fund.
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